This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Wednesday, April 8th —  On this day, back in 1970 — The twelfth annual Air Force Academy Assembly begins.  The topic was “The States and the Urban Crisis.”  The […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, April 7th —  On this day, back in 1958 — The Mitchell Foundation, which would go on to become The Falcon Foundation, is incorporated in Texas.  The objective of the […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, April 6th —  On this day, back in 1967 — A dedication ceremony is held on the Terrazzo for the F-104 Starfighter, an aircraft retired from the flight test program at […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of April 4th and 5th —  On this day, back in 1992 — The Academy boxing team captures the 1992 National Collegiate Boxing Association title at the Field House.  It was the team’s tenth […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, April 3rd —   On this day, back in 1951 — Captain James Jabara records the first of his 15 kills during the Korean War.  America’s first jet ace, Jabara is the namesake of the […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Thursday, April 2nd —   On this day, back in 1994 — The Rampart Chapter of the USAFA Association of Graduates and the Air Force Academy Society co-sponsor a celebration of the Academy’s 40th anniversary.  General Michael Carns, […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, March 31st —  On this day, back in 1984 — Cadet Marci McGlinn, Class of ’85, wins the first of her two consecutive national championships in the vault at […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Monday, March 30th —  On this day, back in 1959 — The Cadet Chorale makes its first national appearance.  The Chorale appeared with the West Point Glee Club and Metropolitan […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Weekend of March 28th and 29th ––  On this day, back in 1973 — The repatriation of prisoners of war at the conclusion of the Vietnam War nears its completion with the release of Major Edward […]

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Friday, March 27th —   On this day, back in 1962 — Professor William Emerson of Yale delivers the fourth Harmon Memorial Lecture.  The World War II fighter pilot spoke on “The Combined Bomber Offensive.”  …Also on […]